Judge, 1925-05-02 · page 30 of 36
Judge — May 2, 1925 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects short joke strips and gags from Judge magazine, primarily featuring domestic and social humor of the early 1910s. The cartoons satirize common scenarios: **Key jokes include:** - An Irish police officer's malapropism ("shtraight whiskey" for "straight whiskey") - Rural husband-and-wife banter about recovering money from a bad cow purchase via auto club collision - A census official's explanation that the "fraction" in average family size is the husband (suggesting husbands are disposable/worthless) - A worker carelessly dropping bricks on pedestrians The humor relies on class stereotypes (Irish accent), gender roles (incompetent husbands), and slapstick scenarios typical of the era. The illustrations accompany brief dialogue, a common Judge format. The page is dominated by advertisements (art schools, jewelry, nose-shaping devices), reflecting the magazine's commercial nature alongside its satirical content.
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